We have a subtitle!
- Feb 1
- 1 min read
After a year bouncing ideas between my editor (Noah Eaker), agent (Betsy Lerner), and me, we hurled into a lightning round this week, including polling you followers on IG* we came down to two finalists. I approved both, but had a clear favorite.
Noah canvased within Harper Books (HarperCollins's flagship imprint), and he was the winner by a landslide, was my favorite and his:
The Secret Lives of Two Gay Soldiers Hiding in Plain Sight
I'd been circling in Plain Sight for a year now. Betsy finally worked it in with our other ideas, and changed the redundant Hidden Lives to Secret. Well done, Betsy.
I created a new temp cover just to show it, leaving the other behind. Hoping to see Harper's first stab at a cover soon.
But I've got work to do! Copy-edits back tomorrow (delayed).
*Thank you so much for all the people who chimed in with rankings of near-finalists and feedback on why.
The lightning round with Noah and Betsy sounds like the perfect way to cut through a year of circling—love that the landslide winner was also your favorite. I've been using a similar poll trick with my own readers lately, and it never fails to surprise me. https://image-to-stl.com
The lightning round with your editor and agent sounds like the perfect way to cut through a year of circling—love that Noah's pick won by a landslide. I've been using a similar poll method with my own readers lately, and it's been a game-changer for narrowing down titles. https://fruit-love-island.com
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The lightning round with Noah and Betsy sounds like the perfect way to break a year-long stalemate—love that Harper's internal poll backed your favorite. I've been using a similar voting trick with my own beta readers, and it's saved me from endless second-guessing. https://gputomine.com
The lightning-round polling is such a smart way to break a creative stalemate—love that Harper's internal vote sealed it. I've been using a similar trick to settle on final drafts, and it never fails to cut through the noise. https://video-face-swap.net